How Many Calories Should I Eat Per Day??

[Rose D.]

I'm a few months shy of 17, 5'8 1/2" and 130 pounds. I burn about 100-200 calories a day walking for exercise and do about 250 crunches. I've been trying to drop a few pant sizes and lose about 8 pounds mostly through just being more active, but I'm also lightly dieting- so what's my daily calorie intake requirement? I've been eating about 1200 these past few days but I honestly don't know if that's too high/low.

[Adalynn™]

U R underweight. 1200 is too low. I would suggest 1,600-1,800

[walkjax]

Use www.caloriecount.about.com
It helped me lose about 8 pounds fairly quick. It counts your calories, as you enter the foods you eat and the exercise you do each day. You learn what foods are best for you and your minimum and maximum calorie intake per day, to stay healthy. Good luck.